# Incident 19801215087589I: Doug DC931, Raleigh, NC, December 15, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 1980, 16:00 local time
- Place: Raleigh, NC
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 35.7721° N, 78.6386° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Raleigh, NC, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7721&lon=-78.6386&mi=10
- Aircraft: N940VJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N940VJ-2013-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-31 (registry code 3022065, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC931
- People aboard: 42
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801215087589I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

TAIL CONE FELL OFF ON LANDING. RELEASE HANDLE WAS OUT OF SOCKET.

## Other reports on N940VJ (4)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19870403023939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870403023939I), Apr 3, 1987: Doug DC931 (N940VJ), Pittsburgh, PA. Cabin pressure climbed en route, descent made. Split wye duct had come off.
- [Incident 19850216006429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850216006429I), Feb 16, 1985: Doug DC931 (N940VJ), Memphis, TN. Fuel heat light right engine came on. Returned for landing. Faulty valve replaced.
- [Incident 19790112001719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790112001719I), Jan 12, 1979: Doug DC931 (N940VJ), Buffalo, NY. Gear unsafe light due to ice and snow on down lock switch.
- [Incident 19790103002419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790103002419I), Jan 3, 1979: Doug DC931 (N940VJ), Albany, NY. Plane returned to gate to offload sick passenger.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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